“The Mauler” and Jimi Manuwa
earned “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their
light heavyweight headliner at the O2 Arena in London, a bout which
Gustafsson won via technical knockout 1:18 into the second round.
Gustafsson hurt his opponent with a knee in the clinch and sealed
the triumph with follow-up punches to bring a halt to Manuwa’s
14-fight winning streak. For his efforts, Gustafsson also captured
one of the card’s $50,000 “Performance of the Night” awards.

Gunnar
Nelson was the other “Performance of the Night” recipient, as
the highly-touted Iceland native submitted Omari
Akhmedov with a first-round guillotine in their welterweight
clash to capture $50,000. The outcome was never in doubt. Nelson
drove Akhmedov to the canvas with a left hand early and quickly
achieved mount. After softening his adversary with a series of
elbows, Nelson was able to secure the decisive choke during a
scramble.

UFC officials announced the awards at a post-fight news conference
following the conclusion of Saturday’s event.